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@WishMeSmaller, I get it. The need for "girl time": Check. The need for endorphins: Check. The need to wear some cute clothes and feel awesome: Check. If any of these are lacking in my life, there is a noticeable difference in my day-to-day demeanour and over all mood. And my poor fam often pays for it (sorry, fam!). You are right, in that sometimes it helps to just get it off one's chest. Feel free to wallow, you are entitled to it, we can't be happy-happy-go-go all the time...that is just not realistic, nor sustainable. Sleep some, try to move about as best you can when you are awake (i know that it will be limited due to your injury), but mostly, try to be kind to yourself and know that this is just one of many lows points that we all have to go through in life. I read something many moons ago about treating yourself the exact same way you would treat a loved on when they are feeling blue...words to live by. In the meantime, maybe, for girl time (if you can't hang out with your girlfriends), you can lean on the copious amounts of estrogen on here.. , I personally have found this forum to be a significant source of comfort and entertainment, like minded individuals, and all. As for the lack of fitted clothes and the accompanying feeling of awesomeness when you rock an outfit, I found that leggings and tank tops never fail to make me feel "all that". Or just doing my hair and makeup, even on days I have no intention of leaving the house (eff you covid). Whatever you choose to do, know that you are not alone in this constant over-your-head feeling of crapiness and the mad desire to eliminate it. ❤️ Holy Crap. My girlfriends and I have a 5+ year old WhatsApp group called GNO...and here I thought all this time I made up the term, LOLOOLzzzz. Soooooooooo funny to see those letters outside of our group!!!

Will let u know as soon as i get my hands on another pineapple...

I like the plaid pattern...i always like my plaid thin striped and equally spaced, haha. Though...i think you could go a size (or two?) smaller...theres a bit of bunching at the waist

Whats on the apples?

First pic, dinner as meant to be served: Grilled Lemongrass pork with cucumbers, pickled veg, white rice & Nuoc Cham sauce & some homemade chicharron made from the skin/rind removed from the pork shoulder. Skipped the rice (surprise, surprise). 141 calories. Just a few bites of leftovers which i fully intend on finishing later after a bit more digestion, lol. 2oz chicharron: 334 calories (had this before main meal which explains my low consumption of the rest) Also, a coffee martini (not shown) while I was grilling : 141 calories 616 calories total

27g cheddar + 1/2 fl oz pumpkin seeds + 10g dried cranberries = 191 calories Ate it all...totally hit the spot. 😎

LOLOLLzzzzz

+10000000000000 on all of the above WEAR. AN. EFFING. MASK.

+1 on trying to find something else to "comfort" you other than food. +100000000000000000 on the slippery slope of "having just one cigarette". I had been smoke free for 8 years until one day on vacation last September, I thought I would "just have one". Then I thought well i can "just smoke while on this vacation". Fast forward 1 year and despite "quitting" 3 times for about a month at a time, I am back to smoking like I never stopped all those years ago. Le Sigh. Sooooo...be careful when putting your toes back into old habits that got you to where you don't want to be. ....but obviously, YOU know yourself the best, and can endeavour to recognize your limits, and try not to toe the line if you don't need to. Personally, it's not worth it. Good Luck!

DEAL! Lol

Is it weird that it looks like a calzone to me? I see food everywhere...😂

Dinner at Casa Ssss: potato rösti & smoked salmon, with sour cream and capers. Passed on the rösti and just had the salmon and toppings: 154 calories. Ate it all! (Still have my leftover meatball shiratake meal in the fridge..it’ll have to wait till tomorrow)

Im in Ontario, Canada and in my province (not sure about other provinces..), if you have documented evidence of skin issues (rashes) on the abdomen, immobility or back issues due to midsection bulk, or weight loss of over 100 lbs, then provincial insurance will cover the cost of a panniculectumy. I qualified under the 100 lb loss. Pannilectumies are the only procedures covered (I had to pay for the muscle tightening and flank lipo portion for a legit tummy tuck). My surgeon did all the application and approval work. Its kinda a funny story about the tummy tuck though, it was literally a last minute decision (like 1-hour-before-surgery-kind-of-last-minute).

Ooooooh i’d like to see that (i wish i had a pic of my removed bits...)

Late lunch: 4 Beef & Pork meatballs w/ mushroom gravy over shiratake noodles: 225 calories for whole thing. UNBELIEVABLY filling. Ate about 1/2...will take another crack at it in a couple hours.

Pineapple: Some cut up for snack, some for the freezer for later, and the core and rinds to simmer with ginger root for some pineapple tea (yum!) Used 1/3 cup of the pineapple bits with coconut milk, stevia and ice in the blender for a smoothie. Had I not shared it with the kid, I would have added some rum into it. The entire glass: 76 calories.

😳 Translation: you could lift one of us in each arm plus some. Methinks this sight would be a nice photoshop mini-project... @GreenTealael ??? 😂😂😂😂😂

Omg i have to say this was probably THE most tender home-cooked turkey I have EVER had. This will def be the cooking method of choice for future turkey breasts (too bad Instant pots aren't big enough for entire turkeys!)...and it cooked in a fraction of regular time!

If you are talking “should”-ability, depends on your plan...these differ widely among doctors. If you are talking “could”-ability, well that just depends on individual tolerance. Saying that, I tolerate deep fried stuff just fine, and come eating times, will eat it if it looks delicious and worth it (or If its deliciousness is verified by the Kid beforehand, lol) .Though I only started eating deep fried stuff after weight loss phase..:as I basically just ate salad and grilled chicken during that time.

“Oh the places we’ll go...” (when pandemic ends: florida, philly, etc...) 😉 That beach pic makes me sad for my soon-to-be-snowy future.

Loving that buckle adornment on the sandal! Also your new black shirt is a keeper...it reminds me if the faux leather one u posted previously that I covet (i saw one similar in my clearance-shopping-free-for-all-adventures but the sleeves were too long. Boo.)

Just googled it. Those suckers are BIG alright!!!

First, given your current stressy situation, probably some calm and relaxation? Like you alluded to, the stress is likely the culprit, so getting a handle on that will likely put everything back into equilibrium. Other than that, maybe more nuts, cheese and avocados? ❤️

Congrats on the exciting new changes! OMG, wouldn't it be the coolest if you moved to T.O. and we met?!? You could teach me how to refinish my sideboard and I can...um...i'm not sure, but I'll think of something! 😂

+1 More anecdotal evidence: I looked positively skeletal (esp my face and neck) when I finished weight loss phase. Months later, I looked much more filled in (despite the fact that I even weighed 10+ lbs less later on). I suspect it was the introduction of some carbs back into my diet....